feenom: Just because old-timers do it, doesn't mean its the right thing. Perhaps i should not have said "just about anything".... IME, Razzberry, NL5, Lemon Drop, Master Kush and several different deep chunk crosses inlcuding the CCM have been visually confirmed to flower under the current light cycles. They do revert to veg, some without appreciable problems and some that are completely ruined because of it.
Even if your plants don't visibly start to flower this does not mean they are not beginning to transition. The negative effects themselves may never be perceived with the eye but could manifest as a week of confusion at the beginning of June rather than the explosive growth that i hope you will see in my garden. The only way to know for sure is to test the plants for what hormones it is producing at what time.
Again, its largely strain dependent. As the days progress, you are less likely to have any problems. It will also depend on the lighting schedule it received before coming outside. If it was at 24/0, almost anything will indeed flower if you put it outside now. It may be effective to wind down the light cycle inside so that it matches perfectly with the conditions they will experience outside. This may obviate the need for supplemental lighting after the 15th of June.... but I am sticking with the supplemental.
Granted, I do not have the data to support a conclusion. All I have is a comparison of my first season's growth curve compared to that of my second season- the immediate growth after transplant was twice as dramatic in the second year when supplemental lighting was added (along with other things) to the program. Additionally, there were no visual signs of early flowering. I guess that is good enough for me.
I have also been able to appreciate that supplemental light is used in ALL the best gardens I have seen. I concede that this may only be proof that the best growers all just happen to use supplemental lighting due to a collective delusion that it is effective... OR... there may just be something to it.
Even if your plants don't visibly start to flower this does not mean they are not beginning to transition. The negative effects themselves may never be perceived with the eye but could manifest as a week of confusion at the beginning of June rather than the explosive growth that i hope you will see in my garden. The only way to know for sure is to test the plants for what hormones it is producing at what time.
Again, its largely strain dependent. As the days progress, you are less likely to have any problems. It will also depend on the lighting schedule it received before coming outside. If it was at 24/0, almost anything will indeed flower if you put it outside now. It may be effective to wind down the light cycle inside so that it matches perfectly with the conditions they will experience outside. This may obviate the need for supplemental lighting after the 15th of June.... but I am sticking with the supplemental.
Granted, I do not have the data to support a conclusion. All I have is a comparison of my first season's growth curve compared to that of my second season- the immediate growth after transplant was twice as dramatic in the second year when supplemental lighting was added (along with other things) to the program. Additionally, there were no visual signs of early flowering. I guess that is good enough for me.
I have also been able to appreciate that supplemental light is used in ALL the best gardens I have seen. I concede that this may only be proof that the best growers all just happen to use supplemental lighting due to a collective delusion that it is effective... OR... there may just be something to it.
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and im running out of space in my veg and I need to put every thing into 5 gals!
